DU to remain closed till Apr 11, Noboborsho programs postponed

DU Correspondentdaily-bangladesh.com

Published: 04:24 PM, 2 April 2020

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The University of Dhaka (DU) will be closed till April 11 (including April 10 and April 11 weekly holidays) to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, at the same time, all events and programs of Pahela Baishakh or Bangla Noboborsho (Bengali new year) by DU have been postponed.

The information was conveyed to the media in a press release sent from the university’s public relations office on Thursday afternoon.

The press release states that the emergency service activities of the university will be exempted from this holiday. In this, everyone has been specifically requested to maintain social distance.

Earlier, it was also informed that the university offices would remain closed until April 4. Besides, classes and exams of the university have been postponed till April 9, 2020, instead of March 31.